Hibike! Euphonium Episode 3 Preview Images, Video & Synopsis

The official website of the anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada’s Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium) light novel series has revealed the preview images, preview video and synopsis for the upcoming 3rd episode of the anime, set to air on Wednesday the 22nd of April at 12:30am JST on Tokyo MX.

Episode 3: First Ensemble

The Brass Band club of Kitauji High School begin their practice together as an ensemble for the first time. But partway during the practice, the Seniors decide to play on their own instead of practicing. No one seems to be taking it seriously. So the band teacher proposes surprising conditions for the band…

The anime’s main cast includes:

Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi in The [email protected]: Cinderella Girls) will voice leading character Kumiko Oumae, who plays the Euphonium

Ayaka Asai (Mio Naruse from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Hazuki Katou, a Tuba player

Chika Anzai (Chaika Travant in Hitsugi no Chaika) is voicing Reina Kousaka, a Trumpet player

Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) who will voice Sapphire Kawashima, who plays the Contrabass

Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium) is a music light novel series written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. The series began in December 2013 being published by Takarajimasha. To date the series only has one published novel.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.

The Hibike! Euphonium anime currently airs every Wednesday on Tokyo MX at 12:30am JST.